Sir William Easthope Davis (born 20 June 1954), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Davis, is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.[1]
Lord Justice Davis | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 1 May 2014 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1954 |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London |
He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester and Queen Mary University of London.[2]
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1975. He was made a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) on 1 May 2014 and promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 October 2021.
He was awarded an honorary degree - the LLD - from Aston University in 2014, for services to the legal professional and legal education.
He was appointed to the Privy Council on 15 December 2021.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ ‘DAVIS, William Easthope’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ "List of Business" (PDF). 15 December 2021.
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